Young People and Needle Exchange Sample Clauses

Young People and Needle Exchange. A person aged 18 years or under who requires treatment for substance misuse will normally access a young person's service. It is recognised, however, that those in the transitional period between childhood and adulthood can develop at different rates, and therefore have different treatment needs. A young person aged 16 – 18 years and requesting the services of needle exchange may access the service but should also be referred to young persons services and supplied with appropriate literature. It is not appropriate, in the first instance, for the Pharmacy to provide needle exchange services to any young person under the age of 16. They should be referred direct to Lifeline Stoke Wood House (Xxxxx Xxxxxxx is the YP Contact) (Xxxxxx) 00000 000000 and supplied with appropriate literature.

Young People and Needle Exchange. A person aged 18 years or under who requires treatment for substance misuse will normally access a young person's service. It is recognised, however, that those in the transitional period between childhood and adulthood can develop at different rates, and therefore have different treatment needs. A young person aged less than 18 years and requesting the services of needle exchange should not be offered the service from a community Pharmacy. The Pharmacy should make contact with or refer to: The Base, Change Grow Live, 0 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx XX0 0XX, 01484 541589 Who will undertake an assessment to understand need and competency, onward referral will then be the responsibility of The Base. Access and Referral Pathways Access to needle exchange facilities and harm reduction initiatives is voluntary. The services provided by the Pharmacy form an integral part of the shared care of substance users and as such, needs to have clear links to other aspects of service provision. The Pharmacy should provide, as a minimum, written information about harm reduction and harm reduction services (e.g. advice, information and support agencies) to facilitate referral to these agencies whenever appropriate. Direct input from the Pharmacist or other Pharmacy staff is recommended, wherever possible. Liaison is encouraged, within the bounds of local information sharing guidelines, with the whole range of health and social care organisations and refer to existing schemes (e.g. health centres, GPs, the probation service, the youth service, other substance misuse treatment services etc). The Pharmacy should actively encourage service users to have Hepatitis B immunisation and complete courses and to undertake Hepatitis C screening as appropriate. The Pharmacy must be willing to participate in health promotion and referral initiatives as appropriate. Where appropriate, be it for specialist harm reduction advice or to engage in structured treatment, the Pharmacy can refer direct into adult treatment services. The referral will be made using the web based recording system. Expressed consent is required from the Service User to make such a referral and the individual needs to be made aware that their identifiable data, as required by the referral information will be passed to Lifeline for them to make contact. Competencies and Training Lifeline training events will be held regularly and will be available to all Pharmacists and Pharmacy staff, even if they are not currently in...